Skitterbug: the best thing since sliced bread!
Pulling out a pre-sliced piece of bread from the plastic bag and popping it in the toaster is
a breeze. Finding a knife and a cutting board to cut a piece from a loaf not to mention cleaning up all the crumbs left behind is much less convenient and more time-consuming.
Likewise, sending a link of your glossy studio website to a potential customer is easy. Designing the elegant website with a drop down menu, a photo gallery and an option to pay online can be hard!
I live by this mantra: any activity associated with technology that stumps me for more than 15 minutes--30 minutes at the max--requires outside help. Analogy: if I don't have a serrated knife to slice properly or a cutting board to protect the kitchen counter, then it's time to find someone who does. Enter Skitterbug!
Skitterbug specializes in virtual assistance for performing arts professionals and small arts organizations. In a nutshell, Bryn Sowash--founder of Skitterbug-- and her team will help you tackle the large OR the small projects for your studio, your camp, your store--for any type of arts-related business you'd like to promote. As an online presence is essential for any endeavor in today's market, Skitterbug is THE resource for you and will not only assist but carry you through until the project is completed to your satisfaction.
Here's my recent experience with Skitterbug:
Since I'm involved in a number of endeavors, I determined I needed to "house" all of them under one site called LeilaViss.com. Although I consider myself quite savvy, I do get stumped. I emailed Bryn with my question and within 30 minutes, she not only fixed the issue on my site but also sent me a video on how she solved the problem so that I could do it myself next time. Really? Really!
Afraid that your knowledge of the latest virtual vocabulary is inadequate to even ask the right questions or know where to begin?
Have you been avoiding an online presence because you lack the required skills?
Are you looking for a reliable service to pass along some of those mundane business tasks so you can focus on curriculum, lesson plans, teaching, practicing?
Wondering if your ambitious projects are suitable for Skitterbug assistance?
I highly encourage you to contact Bryn Sowash of Skitterbug here and learn the answers so you can move forward with your goals.
Sometimes it's important to enjoy the luxury of sliced bread for your morning toast so that you have room for more important things--like stopping at Starbucks for a Pumpkin Spice Latte :-). Seriously, your time is too important to spend it on solving puzzling tech problems or building online tools that require more than you know. Let Skitterbug assist you with your virtual needs so that you can focus on what you do best.
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